Sunnyvale station

Train station in Sunnyvale, California, U.S.

For the station in New Zealand, see Sunnyvale Railway Station.

Sunnyvale

A northbound train at Sunnyvale station in 2025

General information
Location| 121 West Evelyn Avenue
Sunnyvale, California
Coordinates| 37°22′43″N 122°01′51″W﻿ / ﻿37.37861°N 122.03083°W﻿ / 37.37861; -122.03083
Owned by| Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)| PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  VTA: 20, 21, 53, 55, Rapid 523
Construction
Parking| 439 spaces; paid[2]
Bicycle facilities| 15 racks and 75 lockers
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| Caltrain: SUN
Fare zone| 3
History
Rebuilt| 2003
Original company| Southern Pacific
Passengers
2018| 3,364 per weekday[3] 1.6%
Services
| Preceding station  |  Caltrain | Following station

|
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Mountain View

toward San Francisco

|  | Local |  | Lawrence

toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien

| Limited |  | Lawrence

toward San Jose Diridon

| Express |  | San Jose Diridon

Terminus

| Weekend Local |  | Lawrence

toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien

Former services

| Preceding station  |  Caltrain | Following station

|
|

Mountain View

toward San Francisco

|  | Local (L1) |  | Lawrence

toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien

| Weekend Local (L2) |
| Limited (L3) |  | Lawrence

toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy

| Limited (L4) |  | Santa Clara

toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy

| Limited (L5) |  | Santa Clara

toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien

Location

Sunnyvale station is a Caltrain station in Sunnyvale, California. The station is within walking distance of Sunnyvale's historic downtown and the Cityline Sunnyvale shopping center.

## History

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On July 27, 1861, Martin Murphy Jr. donated part of his property to the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad.[4][5] The railroad was completed in early 1864, and Murphy's Station was included in the Southern Pacific Railroad's San Francisco–San Jose line by 1886.[4] In 1912, the station was renamed Sunnyvale.[6][7]

The station plaza and parking structure were built in 2003, replacing the earlier station building.[8]

In March 2018, work began on the Sunnyvale Station Rehabilitation Project, which shifted the north pedestrian crossing further north by approximately 80 feet to accommodate six-car trains at station platforms. Work was completed in April 2019.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
2. ^ VTA. "Park and Ride Lots (Sunnyvale Caltrain Station)". Retrieved October 22, 2015.
3. ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
4. ^ a b Koning, Ben; Metz, Anneke (2010). Sunnyvale. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 12–13\. ISBN 978-0-7385-7435-6. LCCN 2010936334.
5. ^ "The Murphy Family Story". Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum. Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association. "Martin Murphy, Jr. is credited with... bringing the railroad through his property..."
6. ^ Wilson, Alia (August 13, 2016). "Driving through history: Sunnyvale's roots are traced through its street signs". The Mercury News. Retrieved April 2, 2025. "Murphy Station, land donated by the Murphys, was a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad and eventually became Sunnyvale in 1912."
7. ^ Seavey, Kent L. (1988). Images: Sunnyvale's Heritage Resources (PDF). City of Sunnyvale. p. 5. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
8. ^ Eisen|Letunic (October 2, 2008). "Appendix B: Station Details". Caltrain Bicycle Access & Parking Plan (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. pp. 88–89\. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011.
9. ^ Sarwari, Khalida (March 6, 2018). "Sunnyvale: Safety work at Caltrain station begins Monday". San Jose Mercury News.
10. ^ "Sunnyvale Station Rehabilitation Project". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019.

## External links

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Salesforce

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Story

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